Dissertations from 2006
An adaptive multi-scale computational method for modeling nonlinear deformation in nanoscale materials, Wenming Wang
Residue coevolution: modeling and interpretation, Zhengyuan Wang
Learner-centered e-learning: an exploration of learner-centered practices in online and traditional instruction in higher education, Helen Bourgeois Ware
Do accruals exacerbate information asymmetry in the market?, Sonia Wasan
Interior revolutions: doing domesticity, advocating feminism in contemporary American fiction, Kalene Westmoreland
"To Live Outside the Law, You Must Be Honest" -- Words, Walls, and the Rhetorical Practices of the Angolite, Scott Howard Whiddon
Training parents in consequence delivery and to initiate school communication using an electronic home-based reinforcement program to modify students' classroom behaviors, Kashunda Lynn Williams
Synthesis, crystal growth, magnetic and transport properties of Ln-M-X (Ln=lanthanide, M=transition metal, X=In, Ga) compounds, Willa Maria Williams
Investigating the influence of anti-racist education in achieving prejudice reduction among secondary education students, Joseph Edward Wilson
Performing citizenship: tensions in the creation of the citizen image on stage and screen, John William Wright
Limit theorems for weighted stochastic systems of interacting particles, Jie Wu
Theoretical and experimental study on cable vibration reduction with a TMD-MR damper, Wenjie Wu
MIMO-OFDM communication systems: channel estimation and wireless location, Zhongshan Wu
Simulating protein evolution via thermodynamic models, Yanlong Xu
A distribution kinetics approach for polymer crystallization and phase separation, Jiao Yang
Ultra-violet lithography of thick photoresist for the applications in BioMEMS and micro optics, Ren Yang
Dynamics of globalization in Philippine scientific communities, Marcus Antonius Hidalgo Ynalvez
Do overweight inactive parents raise overweight inactive children? Examination of the influence of the home environment on weight status of children over time, Emily York-Crowe
A study of phase noise and jitter in submicron CMOS phase-locked loop circuits, Chi Zhang
Retention and Transport of Arsenic in Soils, Hua Zhang
Theory of Curvature-Dependent Disjoining Pressure and Its Application to Liquid Films, Jin Zhang
Association Genetics for Agronomic Traits in Rice and Cloning of ALS Herbicide Resistant Genes from Coreopsis Tinctoria Nutt, Nengyi Zhang
Experimental and computational analysis of random cylinder packings with applications, Wenli Zhang
Porous Inorganic-Organic Materials Based on Beta-Diketone Ligands, Yixun Zhang
Design and Evaluation of Automated, Continuous Culture Techniques for Brachionus rotundiformis, Zhengzhong Zhang
Essays on the Bayesian estimation of stochastic cost frontier, Xia Zhao
Detecting the socioeconomic conditions of urban neighborhoods through wavelet analysis of remotely sensed imagery, Guiyun Zhou
Battle for the Ruhr: The German Army's Final Defeat in the West, Derek Stephen Zumbro
Effects of an External Field and Dissipation on Decoherence, Jian Zuo
Dissertations from 2005
Responsibilities and leadership styles of radiologic technology program directors: implications for leadership development, Laura S. Aaron
Physically based multiscale-viscoplastic model for metals and steel alloys: theory and computation, Farid H. Abed
An evaluation of the LSU Agricultural Center's Agriculture Leadership Development Program, 1988-2004, Michele Abington-Cooper
Antimicrobial effects of copper and brass ions on the growth of Listeria monocytogenes at different temperatures, pH and nutrients, Aisha Abushelaibi
Patient satisfaction with nurse practitioner delivered primary health care services, Lucie J. Agosta
Structural integrity and fatigue crack propagation life assessment of welded and weld-repaired structures, Mohammad Shah Alam
Infrared and x-ray spectroscopic studies of the copper(II) oxide mediated reactions of chlorinated aromatic precursors to PCDD/F, Steven L. Alderman
Power and memory optimization techniques in embedded systems design, Atef Khalil Allam
Foreign news coverage in selected U.S. newspapers 1927-1997: a content analysis, Cleo Joffrion Allen
CEO succession processes and agency costs, Zeynep Ayca Altintig
Effects of ozonation and addition of amino acids on properties of rice starches, Hee-Joung An
A catalogue of twentieth-century cello ensemble music, Ivan M. Antonov
An examination of teacher migration in a large, urban school district, Christine C. Arab
Laguerre functions associated to Euclidean Jordan algebras, Michael Aristidou
Measurement and modeling of fluid-fluid miscibility in multicomponent hydrocarbon systems, Subhash C. Ayirala
Problems of modernization in late imperial Russia: Maksim M. Kovalevskii on social and economic reform, Evgeny Badredinov
Hydrophobic guar gum derivatives prepared by controlled grafting processes for hydraulic facturing applications, Ahmad Bahamdan
Modeling the flow of non-Newtonian fluids in packed beds at the pore scale, Matthew Balhoff
Feed sack fashions in South Louisiana, 1949-1968: the use of commodity bags in garment construction, Jennifer Lynn Banning
In vitro and in vivo anti-angiogenic activities of milk sphingolipids, Rishipal Rastrapal Bansode
Separation and in situ catalytic testing of a dirhodium tetraphosphine catalyst, Bobby Lloyd Barker
Creating meaning in organizational change: a case in higher education, Kathleen Barnett
Population dynamics of Clausocalanus furcatus (Copepoda, Calanoida) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Hongsheng Bi
New methods to assess cotton varietal stability and indentify discriminating environments, Sterling Brooks Blanche, Sr.
Trends in extreme daily temperature events in the south-central United States, Gregory S. Bohr
Exile as severance, Alexandru Boldor
Ability of college students to simulate ADHD on objective measure of attention, Randee Lee Booksh
The Role of Urease in the Pathogenesis of Edwardsiella ictaluri, Natha Joy Booth
Self-determination of students with disabilities in post-secondary education, Laura Schexnayder Brackin
Nutrient interactions, plant productivity, soil accretion, and policy implications of wetland enhancements in coastal Louisiana, Christopher Brantley
Multiscale strain analysis, Timothy Donald Breitzman
"We are no preacher" [electronic resource] : Margaret Oliphant's textual authority, Shannon Landry Brown
"Let me play a while": storytelling characters and voices in the works of Mark Twain, William Faulkner, and Lee Smith, Kenneth Mark Broyles
Technological stressors of Louisiana baccalaureate nurse educators, Mary Ann Stark Burke
Why not preempt?: an analysis of the impact of legal and normative constraints on the use of anticipatory military activities, Rachel Tamara Bzostek
Nonlinear control and its application to active tilting-pad bearings, Zhijun Cai
Alu retrotransposition-mediated genomic variation within the primate order, Pauline Ann Callinan
Samuel Beckett and bilingualism: how the return to English influences the later writing style and gender roles of All that Fall and Happy Days, Julien F. Carriere
An analysis of human Alu element lineages, Anthony Bronson Carter
The language and politics of place: autobiographical curriculum in the American South, Michael Brian Casemore
Governance structures in the post asset restructuring period: responses by boards of directors and top managers to institutional pressures, Luke Hendrik Cashen
Stability in dynamical polysystems, George Cazacu
Quasicontinuous derivatives and viscosity functions, Rodica Cazacu
Thermo and kinetic studies on the sorption and desorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediments, Yunzhou Chai
The relationship between the papacy and the Jews in twelfth-century Rome: papal attitudes toward biblical Judaism and contemporary european Jewry, Marie Therese Champagne
The foundation of an apparel factory: culture's place becomes a practiced space, Kim T. Chavis
Using partial least squares approach to predict factors that contribute to the impact of e-folios on pre-service teachers' learning, Tasha Hoover Christmas
Synthetic development and application of compounds with biological relevance, Jeffery Caleb Clark
Toward a construct validation of the Louisiana School Analysis Model Instructional Staff Questionnaire, Nikki Bray Clark
Revision of Pocadius Erichson (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), Andrew R. Cline
Civil War prisons in American memory, Benjamin Gregory Cloyd
Power, money, and sex(uality): the Black Masculine Paradigm, Kendric Coleman
Constructing a math applications, curriculum-based assessment: an analysis of the relationship between apllications [sic] problems, computation problems and criterion-referenced assessments, James E. Connell, Jr.
Three essays in labor and health economics, Christopher K. Coombs
Cytokines and aeroallergens in the pathogenesis of summer-pasture associated obstructive pulmonary disease: effects on endothelin production, neutrophil activation and chemotaxis, Lais Rosa Rodrigues Costa
V-ATPase expression and function in the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana: role of proton gradients in anoxia-induced quiescence, Joseph Antonio Covi
Zeta functions of finite graphs, Debra Czarneski
Conceptualization and cognitive relativism on result in Mandarin Chinese: the case study of Mandarin Chinese bǎ construction using a cognitive and centering approach, Jin huei Enya Dai
Characterization of aged polymer modified asphalt cements for recycling purposes, Codrin Daranga
Control of Vibrio vulnificus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus in oysters, Ligia Virginia Antonia da Silva
Lost in transition: welfare to work in Louisiana, Theresa C. Davidson
Amino acid requirements and low crude protein, amino acid supplemented diets for swine and poultry, Dustin Wade Dean
Recovering ancient ritual and the theatre of the Apache: a journey through the false consciousness of Western theatre history, Marla Kathleen Dean
An investigation of the relationship between teaching perspectives and faculty development activities among faculty in higher education, David M. Deggs
Fabrication of high aspect ratio vibrating cylinder microgyroscope structures by use of the LIGA process, Yohannes Mamo Desta